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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : libarchive vulnerabilities (USN-3859-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 121211

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3859-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. CVE-2018-1000880 affected only Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-1000877, CVE-2018-1000878, CVE-2018-1000880)

 It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-14502)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3859-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 121211

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3859-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/16/2019

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1000878

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive13, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdtar, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdcpio

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14502, CVE-2018-1000877, CVE-2018-1000878, CVE-2018-1000880

USN: 3859-1